T-72 "Ural" (Object 172M)

The T-72 "Ural" (Object 172M / Ob'yekt 172M) is an mid Cold War era main battle tank of Soviet origin. The Ural is the first generation of the famous T-72 series of tanks.

The T-72 was designed as a more cost effective alternative to the T-64 while attaining a near similar level of combat effectiveness. Although this was achieved production proved troublesome for the first 5 years.

Letters Designation:

• K (T-72K) - commander version
• S (T-72S) - export version